Bristol Mind

Analysis

Bristol Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04124744). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol Mind reported income of £571k and spending of £552k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £869k to £571k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bristol Mind sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luton Friendship Homecarers (£570k), Wigan Deanery Trust (£571k) and Base 51 (£570k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 47% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £231k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.